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Klaus Händl

クラウス・ヘーンドル

Kurausu Hēndoru

Aliases: Händl Klaus

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-09-17 （Rum, Tyrol, Austria）
Nationality
Austrian
Languages
German
Residence History
Vienna, Austria → Berlin, Germany → Port am Bielersee, Switzerland

Career

Occupations
actor, writer, director, playwright, professor
Active Years
1994-2024
Affiliations
University of Applied Arts Vienna
Nominations
2004 Nestroy Theatre Prize nomination as best young playwright

Awards

Rauris Literature Prize
1995
Result: winner
Robert-Walser-Preis
1995
Result: winner
ORF-Hörspielpreis "Radio Play of the Year"
1996
Work: Kleine Vogelkunde
Organization: ORF
Result: winner
Nestroy Theatre Prize
2004
Category: 最優秀若手劇作家
Result: winner
Teddy Award
2016
Work: Tomcat (Kater)
Result: winner
Silver Leopard for best debut feature
2008
Work: März
Category: 最優秀新人長編映画
Organization: Locarno International Film Festival
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

März

2008 feature film

His directorial debut feature film.

Tomcat (Kater)

2016 feature film

A film depicting marital conflict, including LGBTQ themes.

human relationshipsLGBTQ

Dunkel lockende Welt

2006 play

Play performed in multiple theaters.

Bibliography

  • Legenden. 35 Prosastücke
  • Satz Bäurin. Klagenfurter Texte
  • Kleine Vogelkunde
  • Ich ersehne die Alpen; So entstehen die Seen
  • Häftling von Mab
  • Dunkel lockende Welt
  • Vom Mond
  • Stücke
  • Wilde – Der Mann mit den traurigen Augen
  • März
  • Tomcat (Kater)
  • Koma
  • Der Mieter
  • Lunea
  • Les Bienveillantes

Style & Themes

Literary Style
experimentalpoetic
Recurring Motifs
human darknessLGBTQ themes

Legacy

Known as a versatile Austrian artist active in theater, film, and radio drama. Internationally acclaimed for works featuring LGBTQ themes.

Trivia

  • Openly gay
  • Professor at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
  • Multiple film festival awards